Japan’s Massive Ancient Megastructures No One Can Explain

Across Japan, enormous stone structures and ancient monuments still survive from a world from thousands of years ago. Giant megaliths weighing hundreds of tonnes, precisely carved stone chambers and vast burial mounds raise questions about how ancient builders quarried, transported and assembled some of Japan’s most impressive structures.

In this documentary, we investigate Japan’s ancient megastructures, mysterious megaliths and unexplained archaeological sites. From massive Kofun tombs and ancient stone chambers to the strange monuments of Asuka, precisely worked granite, forgotten construction techniques and some of Japan’s greatest archaeological mysteries, we explore what archaeology can tell us about the civilizations that built them. Along the way, we examine ancient Japanese engineering, mysterious ruins, megalithic architecture, hidden tombs and some of the most remarkable ancient structures ever discovered in Japan.
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